The 2025 Denver Broncos won the AFC West and finished as the #1 seed in the AFC with a 14-3 record after a 19-3 win over the Chargers in Denver in Week 18. I'm pretty sure that many Broncos fans-including myself-are surprised that Denver had that successful of a season. After going 10-7 last year and losing in the Wild Card round to Buffalo, the expectations were definitely higher this year. A lot of the national critics were on high on Denver in the summer. Everywhere you turned, a new national pundit was picking Denver to be a top team in the AFC. That scared me a bit. Usually, when everyone is high on one team all summer, that has the potential to be a flop and that team doesn't meet expectations. The Broncos did not disappoint as the 2025 season got going. After the 1-2 start to the year, they ripped off 11 straight wins and clinched the AFC West crown in Week 17 and then the #1 seed in the AFC in Week 18. It certainly has been a memorable season. There have been a lot of close wins, but style points don't matter in the NFL. The only thing that matters in winning and Denver did their part this season. Now, the Broncos can sit back and relax during the Wild Card round and await their opponent in the Divisional Round. The Broncos will be hosting their first playoff game since the 2015 season. Denver is one of the few remaining crowds and fanbases in which a playoff game feels special and unique. It is remarkable that Denver is #1 seed after what took place the last decade since the Broncos won Super Bowl 50. Just a two years ago at this time, Sean Payton just finished his first year in Denver with an 8-9 record and the Broncos were about to take a huge dead cap charge for moving on from Russell Wilson. Now, they are sitting here at 14-3, AFC West Champs, and the #1 seed in the AFC. Just incredible turnaround from where this franchise was. I thought Sean Payton was the right move then, and I think it has paid off so far. I'll have plenty of thoughts on who we will play and how that game will go down, but this week is about enjoying this memorable season, watching the playoffs unfold, and preparing for huge moment coming up.
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